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Mississippi: Medical Cannabis Initiative Certified for 2020 Ballot

NORML

A proposed measure legalizing medical cannabis access in Mississippi has qualified for the 2020 ballot. In 2014, state lawmakers passed legislation permitting those diagnosed with intractable epilepsy to possess certain products containing CBD. The proposed initiative permits qualifying patients to possess up to 2.5

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Mississippi: Proponents Turn In Signatures for 2020 Medical Cannabis Ballot Measure

NORML

Proponents of a 2020 statewide ballot measure to legalize and regulate medical cannabis access have submitted 105,686 signatures to the Secretary of State’s office. ” Under Mississippi law, the possession of cannabis for medical purposes is illegal except for the use of certain CBD extracts in patients with pediatric epilepsy.

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And the Winner of the 2020 Election Is…Weed!

The Blunt Truth

.” In Mississippi , voters also overwhelmingly passed Initiative 65 which allows doctors in the state to prescribe medical marijuana for patients with at least one of 22 specified qualifying conditions including cancer, epilepsy or seizures, Parkinson’s disease, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Crohn’s disease, HIV, and more.

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Virginia, Marijuana, and How Medical Legalization May Unfold in the South

NORML

These were moms and dads and grandparents of children [with intractable epilepsy] who were using medical cannabis oils. As in, no to anyone who wasn’t an epilepsy patient.]. chuckles ] Way, way back in the day, in 2015, this was originally being drafted to only serve patients with intractable epilepsy.

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New Study Shows Cannabis Use May Be Responsible For Improved Health And Quality of Life

MedicalJane

Primary conditions included neurological diseases such as MS and epilepsy, chronic pain from autoimmune diseases like fibromyalgia, back pain, cancer, insomnia, and psychiatric disorders such as anxiety, depression, and PTSD. Study Findings. Fifty-eight percent of patients used CBD-dominant products.

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Cannabis laws in France

The Cannigma

Possessing cannabis is illegal in France, although in 2020, the country changed the law so that the punishment is now a €200 fine. Possessing cannabis is illegal in France, although in 2020, the country changed the law so that the punishment is now a €200 fine. Children may be eligible in cases of refractory epilepsy or cancer.

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The Observer—Complete CBD Oil Guide 2020

Cannabis Law Report

The Observer— Complete CBD Oil Guide 2020. CBD Oil Guide 2020. A form of childhood epilepsy, those with Dravet syndrome have found CBD oil can treat symptoms in children as young as 2 years old. The FDA has recently approved a drug, Epidiolex, to be used as a treatment for epilepsy in children. by Todd Dunsmore.

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